Hazard Surveillance in New Residential Construction

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• Personal Author:
  Methner, Mark M.
• Description:
  Construction workers suffer elevated disease and death rates. However, with the exception of lead and asbestos, little exposure data among this population have been documented. With this in mind, an observational study aimed at identifying the potential hazards associated with each phase of construction was conducted. Each phase consisted of multiple tasks, each with its own potential for exposure. Observations were made by an industrial hygienist (IH) who visited four different residential construction sites and observed and documented specific work practices and recorded all chemical substances used during each task. The information gathered and examined during this study indicate that a substantial potential for exposure to hazardous agents exists for some workers involved in building a new home. In general, a lack of appropriate/effective personal protective equipment was noted for all trades. Potential ergonomic hazards were noted for 63% of the trades observed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Environmental Monitoring Ergonomics Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Exposure-assessment Hazards Occupational-exposure Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Protective-clothing Protective-equipment Protective-materials Protective-measures Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-practices Safety-research Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs

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• ISBN:
  9789058090362
• Publisher:
  A. A. Balkema Publishers
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Hawaii ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028172
• Citation:
  Implementation of Safety and Health on Construction Sites - Proceedings of the Second International Conference of CIB Working Comission '99, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 24-27, 1999. Rotterdam, Netherlands: A. A. Balkema Publishers, 1999 Feb; :601-605
• Editor(s):
  Singh A; Hinze J; Coble RJ
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Implementation of Safety and Health on Construction Sites - Proceedings of the Second International Conference of CIB Working Comission '99, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 24-27, 1999
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:250ccdf74775f70a98fd7e1734a4dbb40cc067f0d0709c06702bbc01276ef9cd2a5b9508e43335f0a5245774abbef4be39ecb933d50bc61fff0e862009949a1e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189797/cdc_189797_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 716.96 KB ]